Plumbata
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plumbata-229-288783
title:
Plumbata
text:
Plumbatae or martiobarbuli were lead-weighted darts carried by infantrymen in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. They were used to inflict damage on enemies at a distance before engaging in close combat. Roman soldiers in some legions carried plumbatae inside their shields, which allowed them to have ranged weapons similar to arrows, according to Vegetius in his 4th-century military treatise De re militari. The plumbata consisted of a lead-weighted head attached to a wooden shaft with fletching, whi
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Lead-weighted darts for infantry
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbata
date created:
2005-08-25T11:27:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T08:45:46Z
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